Q: What was the code name for General Rommel's halftrack in North Africa?A: Griffin

Q: On the Eastern Front, what was the Demyansk Pocket? A: In February 1942, the jaws snapped shut on 90,000 German troops around Demyansk as the Soviet First Shock and Eleventh Armies linked up on the Lovat River, northern Russia. Inside the German pocket were the 12th, 30th, 123rd, and 290th Infantry Divisions, plus the 3rd SS Tokenkopf Division.

Q: When Hitler issued Fuhrer Directive No. 41 in April 1942, to prepare for the upcoming summer offensive, was it to be along the whole Eastern Front?A: No. As Hitler stated: "In pursuit of the original plan for the Eastern campaign, the armies of the central sector will stand fast, those in the north will capture Leningrad and link up with the Finns, while those on the southern flank will break through into the Caucasus.

Q: Explain what happened when California was attacked by the Japanese in 1942.A: In February the Japanese submarine I-17 shelled an oil refinery at Ellwood, California. In total, 17 rounds were fired, inflicting only minor damage to a pier and an oil well derrick.

Q: Explain what happened when California was attacked by the Japanese in 1942.A: In February the Japanese submarine I-17 shelled an oil refinery at Ellwood, California. In total, 17 rounds were fired, inflicting only minor damage to a pier and an oil well derrick.

Oregon was also the victim of a fire balloon attack by the Japanese. They launched balloons with fire bombs up into the jet stream, where they were carried aloft toward the U.S. coastline. On May 5th 1945, a pregnant woman and five children were killed when a single fire balloon exploded in the forest of Gearhart Mountain in Southern Oregon.